gas emissions
71National Emissions Standards Act — The Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act is a 1965 amendment to the U.S. Clean Air Act of 1963. The amendment set the first federal vehicle emissions standards, beginning with the 1968 models. These standards were reductions from the 1963… …
72History of the petroleum industry in Canada (natural gas) — Natural gas has been used almost as long as crude oil in Canada, but its commercial development was not as rapid. This is because of special properties of this energy commodity: it is a gas, and it frequently contains impurities. The technical… …
73Wood gas — Woodgas flame from a vehicle gasifier unit Wood gas is a syngas fuel which can be used as a fuel for furnaces, stoves and vehicles in place of petrol, diesel or other fuels. During the production process biomass or other carbon containing… …
74Landfill gas monitoring — is the process by which gases that are released from landfill are electronically monitored.Landfill gas production results from chemical reactions and microbes acting upon the waste as the putrescible materials begins break down. [Burdekin, O.… …
75Zero-emissions vehicle — A zero emissions vehicle, or ZEV is a vehicle itself that produces no emissions or pollution from the vehicle when stationary or operating. [ [http://www.ucsusa.org/clean vehicles/cars pickups suvs/californias zero emission vehicle zev… …
76Trace gas — The term Trace gas refers to a gas or gases which make up less than 1% by volume of the earth s atmosphere, and therefore includes all gases except nitrogen (78.1%) and oxygen (20.9%). The most abundant trace gas at 0.934% is argon, which is… …
77UK Emissions Trading Scheme — The UK Emissions Trading Scheme was a voluntary emissions trading system created as a pilot prior to the mandatory European Union Emissions Trading Scheme. It ran from 2002 and closed in 2006. At the time, the scheme was a novel economic approach …
78Regional Greenhouse Gas — Initiative Les dix états en vert foncé sont paricipant au RGGI. Les observateurs sont en vert pale. Le Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI, ou ReGGIe) est une initiative régionale des états du nord est des États Unis visant à réduire les… …
79V GAS — is a 3D serious game in which players explore and live in a house that is built to mirror their own. Players begin the game by building a profile including variables such as water use and transportation behaviors, heating and cooling practices,… …
80Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative — Les dix états en vert foncé sont paricipant au RGGI. Les observateurs sont en vert pale. Le Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI, ou ReGGIe) est une initiative régionale des États du Nord Est des États Unis visant à réduire les émission de… …
